It’s been a busy fortnight for Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke, who on Tuesday unveiled the house’s latest hot collaboration - a Great Masters series designed by  artist Jeff Koons. He discusses the launch, Vuitton's latest impressive sales figures, and red hot Vuitton launches in Milan and Courchevel.

Marithé Bachellerie, co-founder of the Marithé+François Girbaud label, jury president at the Young Designers' Festival in Dinan, talks about the challenges facing the fashion industry and fashion students.

A scientist from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering has proposed an environmentally sustainable method to produce a material like nylon. The scientist has been selected for the Global Change Award.

Laurence Lallot scooped up the womenswear prize and the Gavottes special prize at the 2017 International Young Designers' Festival in Dinan, France, while Zhikai Yang won for menswear.

German-born Ernest Gamperl has won the Loewe Craft Prize, beating out 25 other finalists in the debut edition of the new award by the Spanish luxury brand.

Star designer Alber Elbaz fired arrows at the fashion industry at a luxury conference in Oman on Wednesday, pointing to confusion, excessive fear, high-pressure and general unhappiness in the industry.

Adidas is reopening its design academy, a program launched to help train talented young designers in the apparel and footwear fields. The 24-month program will be open to young designers across the world.

The French luxury luggage-maker will unveil ten new pieces from its travel-inspired Objets Nomades collection at the Milan Furniture Fair.

It never really stops for Sarah Andelman. Her famed store Colette – which she opened with her mother Colette Roussaux – celebrated its 20th anniversary last month with a Beach Party inside Paris’s most famous fashion museum. But the following Sunday morning saw the emporium staff do what they do every Sunday morning – rip apart its front window installation and build an eye-catching successor.

UK beauty retailer 3INA is launching an interesting limited edition collection linking fashion and beauty. Art Freedom, debuts this month in a collaboration with Brooklyn-based embroidery artist Marie Sophie Lockhart.

One season he’s with Brioni, the next he’s in Berlin. Five months after being unceremoniously fired as designer of Brioni, tattooed ex truck driver and former buyer Justin O’Shea has announced plans for his own collection. The contrast between his old brand and his new one – named SSS World Corp - could hardly be greater. 

Skater-inspired clothing and shoe brand Vans was honored with the 2017 Addy award for best online/interactive consumer website that lets customers customize merchandise with artwork online, a first in fashion e-commerce.

The BFC named Amy Powney of Mother of Pearl and Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding of Palmer Harding as the first winners of its tweaked BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund on Tuesday evening at an event in London.

The Italian Fashion Chamber has launched an eco-responsible design award with UK consulting firm Eco-Age. Applications are open until 7th May,  the winner to be announced on 24th September.

Just a month after receiving Harvard University's Humanitarian of the Year award, Parsons has announced that Rihanna will be honored for both her design and humanitarian work.